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Protective Amulets
Protective Amulets, Charms, Talisman and Seals are sacred objects which are believed to posses certain powerful, magical and sacramental properties, which brings good luck, prosperity, power, and protection from evil or harm to its owner.
Protective Amulets have been used for over five thousand years and have also historically been used to protect people from the “Evil Eye”. This is the belief that a person or animal could harm another by staring at them with an evil eye and ancient clay tablets have been found that describe the damage that the evil eye can inflict. The Sumerian god Ea spent most of his time fighting the evil eye. Even today, in many parts of the world, the evil eye is considered a major threat, and various kinds of amulets are used to avert it. We believe it is important to take your time when choosing an amulet so you find the right one for your needs. As talismans are intended to provide power, energy and specific benefits, they are often made in times that are astrologically significant.
We have travelled the world and the studied the cultures, from ancient Egypt, traditional Italian, to Greece and even dancing with the Romany Gypsy’s to bring you a collection of amulets and talismans that are both protective and spellbound with awakenings to a higher consciousness.
An Protective Amulets is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word “Amulet” comes from the Latin word amuletum, an object that protects a person from trouble. Anything can function as an amulet; items commonly so used include statues, coins, drawings, plant parts, animal parts, and written words.
Amulets which are said to derive their extraordinary properties and powers from magic or those which impart luck are typically part of folk religion or paganism or Witchcraft, whereas amulets or sacred objects of formalised mainstream religion as in Christianity are believed to have no power of their own without faith in Jesus and being blessed by a clergyman, and they supposedly will also not provide any preternatural benefit to the bearer who does not have an appropriate disposition. Talisman and amulets have interchangeable meaning. Amulets refer to any object which has the power to avert evil influences or ill luck. An amulet is an object that is generally worn for protection and made from a durable material. Amulets can be applied to paper examples as well; however, the word ‘Talisman’ is typically used to describe these. Amulets are sometimes confused with pendants, small aesthetic objects that hang from necklaces. Any given pendant may indeed be an amulet but so may any other object that purportedly protects its holder from danger.
Protective Amulets Magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye. Apotropaic observances may also be practiced out of superstition or out of tradition, as in good luck charms, amulets, or gestures such as crossed fingers or knocking on wood. Many different objects and charms were used for protection throughout history.
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Magical Charcoal
Charcoal is a lightweight black carbon residue produced by strongly heating wood or other plant materials in minimal oxygen to remove all water and volatile constituents. In the traditional version of this pyrolysis process, called charcoal burning, often by forming a charcoal kiln, the heat is supplied by burning part of the starting material itself, with a limited supply of oxygen. Japanese charcoal has had pyroligneous acid removed during the charcoal making, it therefore produces almost no smell or smoke when burned. Natural Charcoals carefully made from compressed coconut shells. Magical charcoal are odorless and tasteless.
Magical Charcoal is used in food to colour it black and for its supposed health benefits. Activated charcoal, typically made from bamboo or coconut shell, is used as a food ingredient. It gives food an earthy, smoky taste and the black colouring gives the food an exotic, fashionable appearance.
Magical Charcoal for use with Magical Herbs for Ritual, Spells and Incense Making.
Brazier
A brazier is a container used to burn charcoal or other solid fuel for cooking, heating or cultural rituals. It often takes the form of a metal box or bowl with feet. Its elevation helps circulate air, feeding oxygen to the fire. While a fire burns in this brass brazier, you can use an action to speak the brazier’s command word and summon a fire elemental, as if you had cast the conjure elemental Magical Herbs for Ritual, Spells and Incense.
The essence burner is inspired by classic shapes of ancient braziers. Line is marked by a simple hemispherical bowl supported by three legs that form of scrolls. In the midst of these three should be placed at the Magical Charcoal as a real fire in miniature. The effect that comes out is fascinating. The smoke rising from the brazier making it seem almost magical. Its use is very old and ranged from more normal domestic use up to those religious ritual object or as a votive gift gives a further fascinating and magical energy. Suitable also as witchcraft Magical Herbs for Ritual, Spells and Incense.
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March Equinox
The March Equinox is the equinox on the Earth when the subsolar point appears to leave the Southern Hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from Earth. In astronomy, the March Equinox is the zero point of sidereal time and, consequently, right ascension. It also serves as a reference for calendars and celebrations in many cultures and religions.
Ostara
Chances are, you come across some stories that the presenters claim are ancient, and reach into the pre-Christian past. One popular story you might have seen recently involves the origin of the Easter Bunny. Essentially, the tale is that Ostara, the ancient Germanic goddess of the spring, transformed a bird into a hare, and the hare responded by laying colored eggs for her festival.
The celebration of spring is present in many ancient customs, across all cultures, and it seems that Witchcraft has borrowed from many of them for Ostara. Like many other spring celebrations in other cultures, Ostara symbolizes fertility, rebirth, and renewal. This time of year marked the beginning of the agricultural cycle, and farmers would start planting seeds.
Many of the symbols of Ostara have roots in other traditions, and the use of rabbits and hares is one such example. In medieval times in Europe, the March hare was seen as a fertility symbol, and a sign of spring. This species of rabbit is nocturnal most of the year, but in March, it is mating season for the animal. During mating season, March hares are seen all day long. Additionally, females of this species can get pregnant with a second litter while pregnant with their first litter. This explains why they were used as symbols for fertility.
Modern day Witchcraft might go outside to meditate and perform a simple ritual to welcome the spring. Another common way to celebrate the coming spring is to plant seeds. Some families incorporate seasonal candy, such as peeps and chocolate rabbits, with their kids to help them get in the spirit of the event.
Ostara is also a good time to freshen up your home and life. Take time to do some spring cleaning. Cleaning isn’t just limited to your home. Take some time to declutter and clean up areas where you spend a lot of time, like your car, your computer or your work office.
Traditional colors of this season combine the cold colors of Winter with warm Summer colors to form the pastel shades of lavender, pink, green and yellow.
Lambs
The lamb is another symbol of Ostara and was sacred to virtually all the virgin goddesses of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The lamb, too, has been carried over to the new religious festival of Easter.
Easter Basket
The Easter basket is filled with Witchcraft symbols, colored and decorated eggs, chocolate bunnies and little chicks. The origin of the basket itself is thought to be closely linked to eggs, because it is believed that the earliest people were inspired to weave baskets by watching birds build the nests in which they laid their eggs.
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Mortar And Pestle
Mortar and Pestle is a set of two simple tools used from the Stone Age to the present day to prepare ingredients or substances by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen, laboratory, and pharmacy. The mortar is characteristically a bowl, typically made of hard wood, metal, ceramic, or hard stone such as basalt. The pestle is a blunt, club-shaped object. The substance to be ground, which may be wet or dry, is placed in the mortar where the pestle is pounded, pressed, and rotated into the substance until the desired texture is achieved.
Mortars and pestles have been used in cooking since prehistory, today they are typically associated with the profession of pharmacy due to their historical use in preparing medicines. In cooking, they are typically used to crush spices, which requires the gentle crushing of sugar, ice, and mint leaves in the glass with a pestle.
Mortars and pestles were invented in the Stone Age, when humans found that processing food and various other materials by grinding and crushing into smaller particles allowed for improved use and various advantages, such as hard grains could be cooked and digested easier if ground first, grog would vastly improve fired clay and larger objects such as blocks of salt would be much easier to handle and use when ground and pulverized into smaller pieces.
Mortars are also used in cooking to prepare wet or oily ingredients as well as grinding spices into powder. The molcajete, a version used by Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican cultures including the Aztec and Maya, stretching back several thousand years, is made of basalt and is used widely in Mexican cooking. The molcajete had a lid and the set was believed to be used for burial of members in society of high status.
So, let’s talk magical herbs. If you’re a practitioner of a modern magical tradition, chances are good that you’re in the habit of using herbs. Magical Oils plants in the form of oil and incense were elements of religious and therapeutic practices in early cultures worldwide.
A good place to start is with 8 ounces oil per 8 tablespoons herb or flower. Remember a little oil goes a long way. You can use Mineral Oil or some other neutral carrier oil to absorb the scent and properties of the herb. It is helpful to visualize the purpose for which you are making the oil throughout the process or you can say a little chant pertaining to that certain oil while making it to add more of your energy and power to it.
Pour your oil into your mortar. Add your herb a little at a time, pressing it into the oil with your pestle. After you have combined it well, pour it into a bottle. Store the bottle in a dark, consecrated place for three days. On the fourth day check oil to see if it has absorbed enough of the scent.
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Scrying Bowl
The word “Scrying” actually comes from the Old English word descry which means “To Make Out Dimly” or “To Reveal”. Therefore, scrying is about revealing the unseen through the use of our in born second sight. Second sight is our capacity to see things that can’t usually be perceived through our five senses.
The first examples of scrying appear in China in around 3000 BC, in Egypt in 2500 BC, and in Greece in 2000 BC. These days, scrying has largely evolved into a Witchcraft practice. Scrying helps us to get in touch with our unconscious minds: the realm of the soul. As such, it can be used as a powerful form of self-understanding and psychoanalysis. If you’re struggling to find direction, meaning or purpose in life, scrying could be a wonderful way to get in touch with your core needs, dreams and goals.
The use of a scrying bowl is technically very simple. It is the conceptual practice that is difficult. First, your bowl should be made of a non-reflective matte surface, like marble, obsidian, soapstone, ceramic, or wood. It should be dark in colour, with black being ideal.
You can put your bowl out in the rain to collect natural rainwater, you can fill your bowl with mineral water, or tap water should be fine. You will need several candles, ideally red, or grey in colour. Your room should be dark and quiet, and scrying is best done at night.
Just ensure you have a clear space to put your bowl and a candles. I chose this crystal quartz as the focal point for my water scrying. Quartz is said to have balancing, amplifying and focusing properties. You can choose any object you like. Ensure that the object is right in the center of the bowl, it will serve as a point on which your eyes can focus. To see a world like the one you are in, add a pinch of sea salt.
There are many ways of clearing the energy in your scrying space. Include burning herbs and incense, visualizing white light. It helps you to remove stagnant energy that may impede your scrying. Begin by sitting comfortably within arm’s reach of the bowl, and close your eyes halfway. Begin by breathing in slowly, through your nose. Breathe inward until your lungs cannot fill any further. Then, breathe out through your mouth, until you cannot possibly expel any more air from your lungs. This is called Full Breath. Repeat for ten full breaths, taking as much time as you need.
During your breathing, concentrate on becoming aware of the surface of the water. Focus your half-closed eyes on its surface, and see if you can see any of the reflections of the surrounding candles. Let your eyes then fall out of focus, so that the bowl and the water look like a fuzzy blob, refocus and then let focus fall out several times, until your Full Breaths are finished. You are attuning your eyes and your mind to the shifting of perception that will occur during scrying.
The light trance can be achieved through a meditative awareness of the breath or any technique that stills the mind and relaxes the body. When we begin to scrying, we send a message to our unconscious mind that we are seeking information that is beyond the reach of our senses and conscious awareness. The mind projects symbols and images onto our scrying tool to convey the information to our conscious awareness. These symbols and images are then translated by the scryer into meaning or in answer to an enquiry made by the scryer. This translation of symbols and images is an essential part of the scrying process.
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Magic Bell
Magic Bells are like the Voice of the Goddess. When you ring one, it brings the Divine’s attention to you. And your attention to the Divine. A Magic Bells with a lovely tone will call beautiful, healing energy to you. Magic Bells can also be used to clear energy. At the end of a ritual is a good time for this, but if unwanted energy crops up during a ritual, you can use the Magic Bell to disperse it.
Hundreds of years ago, rural folks knew that loud noise drove away evil spirits, and the bell is a prime example of a good noisemaker. The ringing of a Magic Bells causes vibrations which are the source of great power. Variations on the bell the use of a singing bowl. All of these can help bring harmony to a magical circle. In some forms of Witchcraft, the bell is rung to begin or end a rite, or to evoke the Goddess.
The Magic Bells traditionally is symbolic of the Great Goddess. The Magic Bells can be used during ritual to help invoke the Goddess. You may also see it used at each of the four quarters when calling quarters during ritual. If you choose to place a Magic Bells on your altar most traditions agree that it should be located on the left of your altar. The Magic Bells corresponds to the element water, and is a feminine energy. While you will not see it used by all Witches or Wizard, the bell is a tool that can be given importance in your magical workings if you so choose and treat it as a magical tool.
In ancient times the Magic Bells was believed to rid an area of negative entaties or energies. This can still be a purpose for it today. I have seen cleansing rituals that still involve using a Magic Bells to drive away spirits. In ancient times they use to hang the bells on doors and leave them strategically placed around the house to help keep away negative spirits and energy. This is a practice that you will still see used in households today.
When a Magic Bells is cleansed and consecrated to be used as a magical tool, it is believed that it can help to purify everyone that is present when it rings. For this reason, you will often see it used today at the beginning or ending of rituals that we do. Before beginning any magical working you can ring the bell to rid any negative energies, and call the attention of the spirits you wish to summon in your workings.
The vibration of the Magic Bells can help to stimulate the energy in your environment. It also helps to set your intention and inform your subconscious of the actions you wish to take. For those of you who may have a harder time with meditation the ringing of a bells can make entering meditation easier.
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Magical Oils
Magical Oils plants in the form of oil and incense were elements of religious and therapeutic practices in early cultures worldwide. In addition, anointment with perfumes and fragrant oils was an almost universal practice. In some folk magic traditions, Witchcraft Magical Oils can be used for both anointing people and objects, such as candles. In some magical systems, such as various forms of Witchcraft, candle dressing oils are also used to anoint the skin, so many oils are blended in a way that is skin-safe. This way, they can be used for dressing candles and charms, but also can be worn on your body.
Using an eyedropper, add the Magical Oils in the recipes. Be sure to follow the recommended proportions. Swish the Magical Oils into the base oil by swirling in a clockwise direction. Finally, consecrate your oils if your tradition requires it. Make sure you store your oil blends in a place away from heat and moisture. Keep them in dark-colored glass bottles, and be sure to label them for use. Write the date on the label, and use within six months.
There are a number of ways you can use your oils in a ritual setting. They are often rubbed on candles for use in spellwork, this blends the powerful energies of the oil with the magical symbolism of the candle’s color and the energy of the flame itself.
Magical Oils are used to anoint the body. If you are blending an oil to use for this purpose, be sure that you’re not including any ingredients that are irritating to the skin. Oils applied to the body bring the wearer the energies of the oil. Finally, crystals, amulets, talismans and other charms may be anointed with the Magical Oils of your choice. This is a great way to turn a simple mundane item into an item of magical power and energy.
A good place to start is with 8 ounces oil per 8 tablespoons herb or flower. Remember a little oil goes a long way. You can use Mineral Oil or some other neutral carrier oil to absorb the scent and properties of the herb. It is helpful to visualize the purpose for which you are making the oil throughout the process or you can say a little chant pertaining to that certain oil while making it to add more of your energy and power to it. It is important that you cap the jars tightly or you will have moldy mixtures. Remember the darker the bottle, the better your oil will keep. Add tincture of benzoin to preserve your oils.
Pour your oil into your mortar. Add your herb a little at a time, pressing it into the oil with your pestle. After you have combined it well, pour it into a bottle. Store the bottle in a dark, consecrated place for three days. On the fourth day check oil to see if it has absorbed enough of the scent.
You can repeat this process of scenting your oil until its as strong as you desire. When the scent is right for you it is ready for use in your spellwork. Strain with cheesecloth, store in tightly capped dark glass bottles with a little tincture of benzoin to preserve.
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Wheel Of The Year
The Wheel of the Year is a symbol represents the 8 festivals important to many Wizards and Witches. These holidays, knows as Sabbats, follow a nature-based calendar and include four solar festivals and four seasonal festivals set in between them. Which includes four solar festivals:
- Winter Solstice
- Spring Equinox
- Summer Solstice
- Fall Equinox
- Four seasonal festivals, celebrating or marking a significant seasonal change.
Because solstices and equinoxes are tied to exact astronomical moments, the holidays shift slightly from year-to-year. In the ancient Celtic culture, as in many of the past, time was seen as cyclical. The seasons changed, people died, but nothing was ever finally lost because everything returned again, in one way or another, in a repeating natural cycle. Although time in the modern world is usually regarded as linear, the cyclical nature of life continues to be recognized.
The wheel includes the following holy days:
- Yule – Winter Solstice (20-25 December)
- Imbolc – Candlemas (1-2 February)
- Ostara – Spring Equinox (20-23 March)
- Beltane – May Eve (30 April-1 May)
- Litha – Summer Solstice (20-22 June)
- Lughnasadh – Lammas (1 August)
- Mabon – Autumn Equinox (20-23 September)
- Samhain – Halloween – Day Of The Dead (31 October)
These eight festivals are designed to draw one’s attention to what one has gained and lost in the cyclical turn of the year. As in the ancient Egyptian civilization and others, the Celts believed that ingratitude was a “gateway sin” which then led a person into the darkness of bitterness, pride, resentment, and self-pity. By pausing to reflect upon gratitude for what one had been given in a year, as well as what one had lost but still cherished in memory, one maintained balance.
Offerings
Offerings of food, drink, various objects, etc. have been central in ritual propitiation and veneration for millennia. Practice of grains, herbs, milk, wines, incense, baked goods, minerals, etc. The exception being with ritual feasts including meat, where the inedible parts of the animal are often burned as offerings while the community eats the rest. The purpose of offering is to benefit the venerated, show gratitude, and give something back, strengthening the bonds between humans and divine and between members of a community.
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